Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia

Colombia: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 26,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
26,000
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
39th
of 196 countries
All-time high
27,000
in 2000
All-time low
16,000
in 2014
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia, 2000–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201220242000: 27.0k2001: 25.0k2002: 24.0k2003: 23.0k2004: 21.0k2005: 18.0k2006: 19.0k2007: 19.0k2008: 19.0k2009: 18.0k2010: 18.0k2011: 18.0k2012: 18.0k2013: 17.0k2014: 16.0k2015: 16.0k2016: 16.0k2017: 16.0k2018: 17.0k2019: 18.0k2020: 20.0k2021: 21.0k2022: 23.0k2023: 24.0k2024: 26.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2024, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia stood at 26,000.

That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia peaked at 27,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16,000, in 2014.

That places Colombia 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 27,000
2001 25,000 -7.4%
2002 24,000 -4.0%
2003 23,000 -4.2%
2004 21,000 -8.7%
2005 18,000 -14.3%
2006 19,000 +5.6%
2007 19,000 +0.0%
2008 19,000 +0.0%
2009 18,000 -5.3%
2010 18,000 +0.0%
2011 18,000 +0.0%
2012 18,000 +0.0%
2013 17,000 -5.6%
2014 16,000 -5.9%
2015 16,000 +0.0%
2016 16,000 +0.0%
2017 16,000 +0.0%
2018 17,000 +6.2%
2019 18,000 +5.9%
2020 20,000 +11.1%
2021 21,000 +5.0%
2022 23,000 +9.5%
2023 24,000 +4.3%
2024 26,000 +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21,300 18,000 27,000 10
2010s 17,000 16,000 18,000 10
2020s 22,800 20,000 26,000 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 36 Sierra Leone 32,000 compare
  2. 36 Côte d'Ivoire 32,000 compare
  3. 38 Somalia 29,000 compare
  4. 39 Guinea 26,000 compare
  5. 41 Algeria 25,000 compare
  6. 42 Chad 24,000 compare
  7. 42 Senegal 24,000 compare
  8. 42 Sudan 24,000 compare
  9. 42 Malawi 24,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia?
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Colombia was 26,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 27,000 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 16,000 in 2014.
How does Colombia rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
Colombia ranks 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of incident tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of incident tuberculosis cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
208 places, 5,177 data points, 2000–2024
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